The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-20

murder trial Of VIM. Z. Bush. No
doubt this work will be choice addi-
tion to the libraries Of our Elk county
neighbors. .-McKean Co., Miner,
As water is worse than useless 10
case Of an oil FIRE, it is a good thing to
know and remember that -four is the
best extinguisher. IF your lamp ex-
plodes or falls and breaks, fly to the
flour barrel for double handful
Monday morning at daylight the
ground was white with snow. Against
night there was at least six inches Of
solid snow all over the country. 1t
rained at intervals duridg the day,
and it is probable that foot Of snow
fell during the day.
Monday night our citizens were
aroused, just about midnight, by
tremendous humping on their front
doors. 1t was Hoyt come to warn
that the gas was going down and
they'd better turu off their jets. Tues
day morning it was all right again.
From St. Clairsville, Ohio to
Wheeling, w. Va, on Friday after
noon last, cyclone made most dis
astrous record. Trees, fences, houses,
chimneys, lumber, in fact everything
portable was tossed around in a most
destructive way. No persons we're in
jured.
Mr.. Fulton has the excavation
completed and is now having the
foundation put up for a new dwelling,
on the corner of Vine and WalnutSts. D,
above the Central House. We are
glad to see Mr.. F. making himself
solid in a Tionesta homestead, and
must congratulate him on his choice
of location.
On Thursday last at about one
o'clock the warehouse of the hub fac.
tory Of Martin q Homer at Tidioute
was DESTROYED by fire. At the time
the building contained about $4,000
seasoned hubs. The loss is $4,000
Insured for only 5000. The owners
and proprietofs had got nicely estab'
lished in their business, aud the loss j;
a severe one to them. The origin Of
r of the FIRE is mystery.
:. Alvin Culver of Tylersburg
/, whom many of our readers will re
e member to have seen, committed sui
eide BY hanging himself. He disap
$ peared on Tuesday last, and wa
! found on Thursday, hanging by th
neck to a tree back of the NJ. E
church. Physically he had alway
), been unfortunate, as we'll as mentally
Lately he had been blind. He wa
45 years of age.
3 -Sizerville, Cameron county, has
\ medicinal spring which. it is said
cures rheumatism. Ia relation t
this we clip the following from an ex
change: From the Wellsboro AdUc
i cate we learn that J. E. Wescott, Q
West6eld, Tioga county, will sool
erect at Sizerville, Cameron county,
large hotel for the accommodation O
q guests who seek that place for waite
e from the great mineral spring there.
-Peterson's Magazine for May is o.
o hand with its usual promptitude. De
g cidedly, so far, Peterson" for 1SS
= has surprised itself Ifit goes on as
has begun, this will be its jubilee yeal
in point of merit. This months dou
K ble-size colored fashion-plate will b
y greeted by extra eagerness by the Ia
Ie dies, as it contains several Parisia
IT costumes wholly novel in design, an
as graceful as they are original. Th
d steelengraving is a bsauty, and th
le crochet and embroidery patterns al
4. very fresh and taking. The srOrie
a, too. are exceptionally good. Term
two dollars year. Address PETEF
at sons MAGAzISE, 306 Chestnut Stree
x philadelphia, Pa.
t In reply to the question, "Wh
,r did you marry ?" a number of ma
ried ladies of Michigan replied (
r. follows: Because all the foo
10 weren't dead yet" Because ha
= a chance" Because l didn't wal
=. to be a hired girl" 1 soon found OF
though, that was working for N
board and clothes" ~ threatene
:. him with breach of promise case